Insect trap
AssigneeAtlantic Paste & Glue Co., Inc.
InventorSteven Frisch
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Abstract
A trap for airborne insects is provided including a scroll tube with left and right caps on respective ends of the bar, a support wire connecting the left and right ends, a flexible web rolled around the scroll tube and coated with a tacky adhesive, and a cylinder of sufficient size to allow storage therein of the scroll tube. Upon assembly, the scroll tube is removed from within the cylinder. A portion of the web is unravelled from the scroll tube and wound around the cylinder exposing therebetween an area of web for catching flies and other insects. Periodically, the web can be refreshed by winding a previously exposed web section around the take-up cylinder.
Claims15
A trap for airborne insects comprising:
- a scroll tube with left and right caps at respective left and right ends of the scroll rube;
- a suspension support connected to left and right ends of the scroll tube, the suspension support being of a sufficient length to be secured to a mount for supporting the suspension support and thereby supporting the trap;
- a web of flexible substrate with first and second ends, the web being coated with a tacky adhesive on at least one surface, the first end of the web being attached to the scroll tube and rolled around the scroll tube;
- a tubular cylinder;
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- wherein the second end of the web is attached to the tubular cylinder, the left and right caps include an aperture, each cap comprises a circular disk surrounding the aperture and a cylindrical foot perpendicular to the disk and of a smaller diameter than a diameter of the disk, the foot anchoring the cap within a hollow area of the cylinder.
A trap for airborne insects comprising:
- a scroll tube with left and right caps at respective left and right ends of the scroll tube;
- a suspension support connected to left and right ends of the scroll tube, the suspension support being of a sufficient length to be secured to a mount for supporting the suspension support and thereby supporting the trap;
- a web of flexible substrate with first and second ends, the web being coated with a tacky adhesive on at least one surface, the first end of the web being attached to the scroll tube and rolled around the scroll tube;
- a tubular cylinder sized to receive the scroll tube when inserted therein, the second end of the web adaptable to engage the tubular cylinder in a manner to allow the web to be wound up onto the tubular cylinder;
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- a clip at left and right ends of the cylinder for joining the second end of the web to the cylinder.
A method for trapping airborne insects comprising:
- providing a trap which comprises:
- a scroll tube with left and right caps at respective left and rights ends of the scroll tube;
- a suspension support connected to left and right ends of the scroll tube, the suspension support being of a sufficient length to be secured to a mount for supporting the suspension support and thereby supporting the trap;
- a web of flexible substrate with first and second ends, the web being coated with a tacky adhesive on at least one surface, the first end of the web being attached to the scroll tube and rolled around the scroll tube;
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- a tubular cylinder sized to receive the scroll tube when inserted therein, the second end of the web adaptable to engage the tubular cylinder in a manner to allow the web to be wound up onto the tubular cylinder;
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- removing the scroll tube from within the tubular cylinder;
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- attaching the second end of the scroll tube to the tubular cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.